Cadiz’s ‘Super Lola’ Turns 109, Honored for Legacy

CADIZ CITY – Cadiz’s beloved “Super Lola,” Visitacion Victorama Contenido, celebrated her 109th birthday on May 28.

Known as “Lola Visitacion” to her family and community in Purok Awa, Barangay Zone 6, she was born on May 28, 1916, in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City.

For the past 32 years, her family has lived in Cadiz.

Lola Visitacion has 12 children – 7 from her first marriage and 5 with her second husband.

Despite enduring poverty, she worked tirelessly to provide for her large family.

She was once a paltera (a traditional, unlicensed midwife), assisting births in her community.

When not attending births, she sold vegetables, fish, and seashells to support her household.

Now nearly bedridden, she remains free from maintenance medication.

However, she has lost her sense of hearing.

Asked about her secret to longevity, she replied simply, “I eat everything that’s available on the table.”

She was honored during the 2025 Recognition and Awarding Ceremony of Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians held on Feb. 14 at Cadiz Arena.

Although she could not attend in person, her children and grandchildren received the award on her behalf.

Lola Visitacion received PHP100,000 from the Cadiz City government through Republic Act No. 10868, also known as the Centenarian Act of 2016.

She also received PHP100,000 from the provincial government of Negros Occidental in recognition of her long life and service.

Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said he is proud of Lola Visitacion, calling her a living testament that poverty is not a barrier to longevity.

He described her as a heroine who triumphed through life’s challenges.

“She is indeed a Cadizeña – a warrior against life’s odds, a tested and proven survivor of many disasters in life, both literal and figurative,” Escalante said.